
Burgess Meredith
Known for Acting · 188 credits
- Born
- 1907-11-16
- Died
- 1997-09-09
- Place of birth
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- Oliver Burgess Meredith · بورگس مریدیت
Biography
Oliver Burgess Meredith (November 16, 1907 – September 9, 1997) was an American movie, television, stage, radio, voice actor, and director. He was known for his roles as The Penguin in the 1960s TV version of Batman, as Mickey Goldmill in Rocky, Rocky II and Rocky III, and as Grandpa Gustafson in Grumpy Old Men and Grumpier Old Men. He won two Saturn Awards (in 1978 and in 1981), Tony Awards, and many Emmy Awards.
Known For
TV Shows (47)

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self

Bonanza
1959
as Owney Duggan

Mannix
1967

Ironside
1967

Love, American Style
1969
as Harrison Merriweather

Batman
1966
as The Penguin

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Self - Guest Host / Frank Hugo / Stage Manager

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948

What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Panelist

The Twilight Zone
1959
as Henry Bemis / Mr. Smith / Luther Dingle / Romney Wordsworth

The Virginian
1962
as Tim Bradbury
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963

Ben Casey
1961

Naked City
1958
as Duncan Kleist

Studio One
1948
as Gulley Jimson

Rawhide
1959
as Tom Gwynn / Matthew Higgins / Hannibal H. Plew

Daniel Boone
1964
as Alex Hemming

The Wild Wild West
1965
as Orkney Cadwallader

The Invaders
1967
as Theodore Booth

Burke's Law
1963
as Sidney Wilde / Burton Reese / Harold Harold

The Monkees
1966

Night Gallery
1970
as Charlie Finnegan / Dr. William Fall (segment "The Little Black Bag")

Lights Out
1949

In the Heat of the Night
1988
as Judge Cully

Dinah!
1974
as Self

Room 222
1969

Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Mr. Mole

Laredo
1965

12 O'Clock High
1964
as Dr. Michael Rink

Branded
1965
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as David

The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self

Mr. Novak
1963
as Principal Martin Woodridge

Tales of Tomorrow
1951

Your Show of Shows
1950

Suspicion
1957
as Ramskill

Sam Benedict
1962

The Loner
1965

Search
1972
as V.C.R. Cameron
Profiles in Courage
1964
as John Peter Altgeld

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Sid Davis / Cardinal Burke
Lamp Unto My Feet
1948
as Narrator (voice)

General Electric Theater
1953
as Thomas A. Edison / Velvet Pants

The Bold Ones: The Senator
1970
as State Party Chairman Mallon

Gloria
1982
as Dr. Willard Adams

The Big Story
1949
as Narrator / Self - Narrator

Korg: 70,000 B.C.
1974
Movies (141)

Rocky
1976
as Mickey Goldmill

Rocky Balboa
2006
as Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)

Rocky III
1982
as Mickey Goldmill

Rocky V
1990
as Mickey Goldmill

Rocky II
1979
as Mickey Goldmill

Clash of the Titans
1981
as Ammon

Batman
1966
as The Penguin

Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

State of Grace
1990
as Finn

Grumpy Old Men
1993
as Grandpa Gustafson

Foul Play
1978
as Mr. Hennessey

Mackenna's Gold
1969
as The Storekeeper

In Harm's Way
1965
as Commander Egan Powell

Grumpier Old Men
1995
as Grandpa Gustafson

Madame X
1966
as Dan Sullivan

The Hindenburg
1975
as Emilio Pajetta

King Lear
1988
as Don Learo

The Sentinel
1977
as Charles Chazen

Burnt Offerings
1976
as Arnold Allardyce

Advise & Consent
1962
as Herbert Gelman

The Cardinal
1963
as Father Halley

Camp Nowhere
1994
as Fein

There Was a Crooked Man...
1970
as The Missouri Kid

Santa Claus: The Movie
1985
as Ancient Elf

Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self

Circasia
1976
as Clown

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988
as Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Magic
1978
as Ben Greene

True Confessions
1981
as Msgr. Seamus Fargo

The Manitou
1978
as Dr. Snow

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
1995
as Old Man (uncredited)

Golden Rendezvous
1977
as Van Heurden

G.I. Joe: The Movie
1987
as Golobulus (voice)

Getting Away from It All
1972
as Capt. Frank Coffin

The Reivers
1969
as Lucius / Narrator (voice)

Skidoo
1968
as The Warden

Mastergate
1992
as Wiley Slaughter

Golden Needles
1974
as Winters

Hurry Sundown
1967
as Judge Purcell

La Classe américaine
1993
as The Helicopter Man (archive footage)

Hot to Trot
1988
as Don's Dad

A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966
as Doc Scully

Stay Away, Joe
1968
as Charlie Lightcloud

The Diary of a Chambermaid
1946
as Captain Mauger

The Day of the Locust
1975
as Harry Greener

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
as Narrator (voice)

When Time Ran Out...
1980
as Rene Valdez

Of Mice and Men
1939
as George Milton

Probe
1972
as V.C.R. Cameron

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
2020
as Self (archive footage)

Such Good Friends
1971
as Kalman

Beware! The Blob
1972
as Old Hobo

A Salute to France
1944
as Joe - the American Soldier

Winterset
1936
as Mio Romagna

Outrage!
1986
as Judge Aaron Klein

Clay Pigeon
1971
as Freedom Lovelace

SST: Death Flight
1978
as Willy Basset

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019
as Henry Bemis (archive footage)

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978
as William Blackstone

Magnificent Doll
1946
as James Madison

The Amazing Captain Nemo
1978
as Prof. Waldo Cunningham

Jigsaw
1949
as Jack - Bartender (uncredited)

A Walk in the Sun
1945
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Torture Garden
1967
as Dr. Diabolo (Framing Story)

Story of G.I. Joe
1945
as Ernie Pyle

Spring Madness
1938
as The Lippencott

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
1974
as The Dolphin

Dear Mr. Gable
1968
as Narrator

Tail Gunner Joe
1977
as Joseph Welch

Joe Butterfly
1957
as Joe Butterfly
Lincoln
1992
as Winfield Scott (voice)

92 in the Shade
1975
as Goldsboro

Full Moon in Blue Water
1988
as The General

The Man on the Eiffel Tower
1949
as Joseph Heurtin

Wet Gold
1984
as Sampson

Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
1977
as John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald

Albert Schweitzer
1957
as Narrator (voice)

Idiot's Delight
1939
as Quillary

The Master Gunfighter
1975
as Narrator (voice)

That Uncertain Feeling
1941
as Alexander Sebastian

The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
1986
as Mr. Ben the Owl

Broken Rainbow
1985
as Historical Voice (voice)

The Wickedest Witch
1989
as Narrator (voice)

Golden Arrow
1949
as Dick

Hard Contract
1969
as Ramsey Williams

Across the Moon
1994
as Barney

Tom, Dick and Harry
1941
as Harry

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995
as Self

The Man
1972
as Senator Watson

Street of Chance
1942
as Frank Thompson

On Our Merry Way
1948
as Oliver M. Pease

Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Steve Rockford

There Goes the Groom
1937
as Derek "Dick" Matthews

Night of the Hunter
1991
as Birdy

The Scoundrel
1935
as Flop House Bum

San Francisco Docks
1940
as Johnny Barnes

Fanfare for a Death Scene
1964
as Prof. George Bannerman

The Last Hurrah
1977
as Cardinal Burke

Lock, Stock and Barrel
1971
as Rev. Willie Pursle

Thumbelina
1984
as Mr. Mole

The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
1971
as Henry Meade

Answers
1985
as Chas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")

Tunisian Victory
1944
as American soldier (voice)

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies
1979
as Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)

Attack! The Battle for New Britain
1944
as Narrator (voice)

The Last Chase
1981
as Captain J.G. Williams

The Chaplin Puzzle
1992
as Narrator (voice)

Old Faithful
1973
as Chief Ranger

The Rear Gunner
1943
as Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams

Mr. Corbett's Ghost
1987
as Mad Tom

Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie
1985
as Self

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody
1982
as Puff the Magic Dragon (voice)

Oddball Hall
1990
as Ingersol
The Father
1969
as Captain Ned

Puff, the Magic Dragon
1978
as Puff (voice)

Second Chorus
1941
as Hank Taylor

B. Must Die
1975
as Hector

A Welcome to Britain
1943
as Self (uncredited)

The Crazy-Quilt
1966
as Narrator (voice)

A Fan's Notes
1972
as Mr. Blue
About Burgess Meredith
Oliver Burgess Meredith (November 16, 1907 – September 9, 1997) was an American movie, television, stage, radio, voice actor, and director. He was known for his roles as The Penguin in the 1960s TV version of Batman, as Mickey Goldmill in Rocky, Rocky II and Rocky III, and as Grandpa Gustafson in Grumpy Old Men and Grumpier Old Men. He won two Saturn Awards (in 1978 and in 1981), Tony Awards, and many Emmy Awards. With 188 credits spanning from 1935 to 2020, Burgess Meredith has appeared in 141 films and 47 TV shows.
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Most Popular Burgess Meredith Movies
- Rocky (1976) — as Mickey Goldmill
- Rocky Balboa (2006) — as Micky Goldmill (Archive Footage) (uncredited)
- Rocky III (1982) — as Mickey Goldmill
- Rocky V (1990) — as Mickey Goldmill
- Rocky II (1979) — as Mickey Goldmill
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